Access to Recovery provides resources for people seeking help with conquering drug and alcohol addiction. New York State has a service called the New York Supports Opportunities for Accessing Recovery Services (NY SOARS) which is projected jointly carried out by Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene. The federal program provides electronic vouchers to the adult population who suffers from substance use disorders and most importantly assists in paying for numerous community-based recovery support services. The NY SOARS program has reached 2,583 individuals till May 2012 and provided them recovery support services. The program aims to facilitate unhindered individual choice and researches on multiple pathways to recovery. The program promotes the development, and implementation of substance use treatment, and recovery support service voucher system. The services are designed in a way that during the recovery process recipient's normal life is not interrupted in any way.

NY SOARS services for New York State are provided in three regions of New York State: Brooklyn, Rochester, and Delaware/Otsego counties. Our website provides all the information regarding the recovery centers. The centers should be contacted at the earliest, to help a person access recovery from substance abuse at the earliest.